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July 23, 2018

Australia: Don’t Prosecute for Exposure of Misconduct

Australian authorities should not prosecute a former Australian spy and his lawyer for exposing government wrongdoing, Human Rights Watch said today. The Magistrates Court in the Australian Capital Territory is scheduled to hold a hearing setting out next steps in the case against barrister Bernard Collaery and “Witness K” on July 25, 2018.

Asia

July 23, 2018 News Release

Australia: Don’t Prosecute for Exposure of Misconduct
Press Freedom

August 4, 2014 Commentary

Balibo's Ghosts and East Timor's Media Law

Phelim Kine
Deputy Director, Asia Division

Published In: The Drum, ABC
Asia

July 16, 2014 News Release

East Timor: Revise Repressive Media Law

Reports More Reports

July 4, 2007

Out of Sight

Endemic Abuse and Impunity in Papua’s Central Highlands
April 19, 2006

Tortured Beginnings

Police Violence and the Beginnings of Impunity in East Timor
December 20, 2002

Justice Denied for East Timor

Indonesia's Sham Prosecutions, the Need to Strengthen the Trial Process in East Timor, and the Imperative of U.N. Action

News

July 15, 2014 News Release

Timor Leste Press Law (2)
July 15, 2014 News Release

Timor Leste Press Law (1)
January 19, 2010 Commentary

Australia should take the lead on human rights in South-East Asia

Elaine Pearson
Australia Director

Published In: The Age
December 4, 2009 News Release

Indonesia: Drop Censorship of Critical Film
May 21, 2008 News Release

UN: Sri Lanka’s Defeat a Victory for Human Rights Council
February 14, 2008 Commentary

Justice for Suharto-Era Crimes Still Matters

Joseph Saunders

Published In: The FEER Forum
January 27, 2008 News Release

Indonesia: Suharto’s Death a Chance for Victims to Find Justice
April 4, 2007 News Release

Timor-Leste: Candidates Should Prioritize Human Rights
March 14, 2007 Letter

Timor-Leste: Letter to Parliament Honoring Report of the Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation
November 28, 2006 News Release

Timor-Leste: UK Launch of Timor Justice Report
June 1, 2006 Impact

East Timor: Government Allows Investigation of Police Violence
April 20, 2006 News Release

East Timor: Torture and Mistreatment by Police

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World Report 2009

Timor-Leste

Our People

Richard Pearshouse

Prior Associate Director, Environment and Human Rights Division RPearshouse

Will Israel Deport HRW Director? Daily Brief

Daily Brief

November 22, 2019

Israel's government may deport HRW's Israel & Palestine director on Monday for defending rights; Facebook and Google’s surveillance poses an "unprecedented danger to human rights"; IMF should act on corruption and rights abuses in Equatorial Guinea; voting for human rights matters; Japan’s legal system treats trans people like second-class citizens; reporters still unjustly jailed in Burundi; and good news from the UK, on repatriation of children from Syria.